The Lost Carpetbagger
Complicating Geographical and Psychological “Place” in the South for a Northern-Born White Teacher
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16911682 |
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| Authors | David L Humpal (Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244013502493 |
| OpenAlex | W2180818057 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The following discussion highlights the impact depression and anxiety can have on perceptions of psychological and geographical “place” for a Southern, White male teacher studying racism and prejudice in the predominantly White rural high school community he lives and works. The teacher-researcher utilizes autoethnographical and psychoanalytical techniques of critical reflection and self-applied transportation theory, and arts-based research to unravel these perceptions and to enhance his autobiographical findings of both geographical and psychological place. One intent of the nonnative teacher-researcher was to uncover one predominantly White Texas high school community’s actions and thoughts of racism and prejudice through his own eyes while at times suffering from a relapse of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and anxiety. Another intent was to give the teacher-researcher further perspectives into his biography, his own attitudes of racism, prejudice, and inequality, and further understandings into the underlying causes of depression that bound his experiences in geographical and psychological place. Findings suggest that this teacher-researcher’s use of psychological techniques while suffering from a relapse of MDD and anxiety can negatively impact his ability to locate physical and psychological aspects of place
Anxiety · Biography · Perception · Racism · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Media Influence and Health · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology
White Privilege
Understanding Media Enjoyment
Daisaku Ikeda’s Curriculum of Soka Education
Committed White Male Teachers and Identifications
A Social Studies Teacher's Sense Making of Controversial Issues Discussions of Race in a Predominantly White, Rural High School Classroom
But Now I See
But Now I See
Race, racism, and mental health
Interpretive Ethnography
Between Memory and History
| Highly cited | No |
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